CHALLENGES AND CHANGES: JAPAN'S TUNNELLING ACTIVITIES IN 1988: PART II

This second part of a report by the Japan tunnelling association, summarizes the current state of underground construction in Japan. Four types of project are summarized: (1) four large immersed river crossing expressway tunnels in Tokyo; (2) double tier quadruple tunnels carrying highway and railway traffic through a national park; (3) a four lane 11 km expressway tunnel driven by full face new Austrian tunnelling method (natm) through the tanigawa mountains and (4) a waterway tunnel in the miyanaka district of niigata prefecture. A brief history of the Japan tunnelling association is also given.(a)

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  Pergamon Press, Incorporated

  Maxwell House, Fairview Park
  Elmsford, NY  United States  10523
• Publication Date: 1989

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Media Info

• Pagination: p. 337-342
• Serial:
  • Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology
  • Volume: 4
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 0886-7798
  • Serial URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/tunnelling-and-underground-space-technology

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Construction; Drilling; Excavation; Excavations; Freeways; Granite; Rivers; Rocks; Subways; Underwater construction; Underwater structures; Ventilation systems
• Geographic Terms: Japan
• ITRD Terms: 3655: Construction; 3871: Drilling; 5155: Excavation (process); 4101: Granite; 1088: Inland waterway; 8053: Japan; 2752: Motorway; 4154: Rock; 1191: Underground railway; 3626: Underwater; 3392: Ventilation
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Construction; Geotechnology; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00498684
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 30 1990 12:00AM